Sickness

It was recently pointed out to me (Thanks Auntie M.) that I haven't posted anything since Mother's Day. I guess I will claim as one reason that we have had a terrible stomach sickness running through our family. As you can probably imagine, it is bad enough when one or two people get it but when it starts through a family of 11 sometimes there seems no end in sight. For most of the ones who have gotten it, it has only lasted about 12 hours or so but with B# 8 it has taken all of about 5 days with two visits to the pediatrician. He just couldn't seem to kick it and keep anything down. The pediatrician basically gave us a set amount of time to get some fluids in him or he would need to go to the ER for an IV. Praise the Lord he finally came around and we were able to find a Pedialyte popsicle that he liked. Between that and some antinausea medicine he finally started keeping things down and even eating peanut butter. Although you wouldn't normally think of giving a sick one peanut butter, he had lost so much weight for such a little guy (4lbs 3oz) that the Dr. wanted to get something in him with some fat and calories and he was willing to eat peanut butter. So far 8 out of the 11 of us have gotten it. Only DH, me and B#1 haven't been sick. I certainly am praying that it ends here and the last of us will be spared but time will tell.